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April 20, 1997

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Blue Jays 5 13 0
Rangers 10 13 0
Top 9 R H E
Blue Jays 5 13 0
Rangers 10 13 0

Ed Sprague Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .263
OBP .500 .333
At Bats 3 57
Hits 1 15
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 1 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 5
RBI’s 0 10

John Wetteland Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 4
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The Ballpark in Arlington - April 20, 1997
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John Wetteland
Ivan Rodriguez
Lee Stevens
Mark McLemore
Dean Palmer
Benji Gil
Rusty Greer
Damon Buford
Marc Sagmoen
Ed Sprague
Orlando Merced

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Toronto Blue Jays 5 13 0 9
Texas Rangers 10 13 0 5
Winning Pitcher Bobby Witt
Losing Pitcher Juan Guzman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dean Palmer
Attendance 34,333
Time of Game 3 hours 2 minutes
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it and throws to second for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Gil fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 9 Marc Sagmoen now playing right field. John Wetteland now pitching. Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buford scores. Gil moves to third. McLemore moves to second.
Bottom 8 McLemore takes first base on ball four. Gil moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gil hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buford moves to third.
Bottom 8 Buford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Tim Crabtree now pitching. Newson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mosquera strikes out.
Top 8 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Stevens strikes out.
Bottom 7 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a line drive into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 7 Delgado takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Carter moves to second.
Top 7 Sprague hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Danny Patterson now pitching. Merced strikes out.
Bottom 6 Paul Spoljaric now pitching. Greer hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gil hits a popup into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Garcia hits a line drive towards first. Stevens reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brumfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mosquera moves to second.
Top 6 Mosquera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Green strikes out.
Top 6 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 6 Delgado hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Sprague hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buford. Sprague reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Paul Quantrill now pitching. Newson hits a line drive into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stevens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greer scores. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 5 Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Greer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Carter strikes out.
Top 5 Merced hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Newson. Merced reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Garcia strikes out.
Top 5 Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLemore for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Gil. The throw from Mosquera and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Gil hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buford scores.
Bottom 4 There goes Buford. The throw from Mosquera and he is safe. Buford steals second.
Bottom 4 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Newson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Mosquera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Green hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buford. Green reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a popup into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Delgado hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stevens strikes out.
Bottom 3 Palmer hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 3 Clark takes first base on ball four. Greer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Guzman fires to first and picks off McLemore.
Bottom 3 McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Gil hits a popup beyond first. Delgado can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.
Top 3 Sprague hits a line drive into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carter strikes out.
Top 3 Merced hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Newson. Merced reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Newson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stevens strikes out.
Bottom 2 Palmer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Brumfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sprague scores. Delgado scores. There goes Gonzalez trying to get to third. Greer throws the ball in to Palmer, who tags Gonzalez for the out.
Top 2 Mosquera strikes out.
Top 2 Green strikes out.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields the ball and throws to Witt covering. Safe. Sprague moves to third. Delgado moves to second.
Top 2 Delgado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sprague moves to second.
Top 2 Sprague takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Carter hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Clark hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Greer hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLemore for the out.
Top 1 Merced hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Garcia hits a line drive into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.